Christmas

Wyatt's first steps!

We were sitting with the boys on the floor, watching Trevor open all his wonderful Christmas presents when Wyatt stood up and walked two feet on his own with no support over to where Ryder was playing with Playdough.

My jaw dropped.  What an amazing little boy I have!  He's so strong!

My little man will be walking before I know it.  Then life will really get crazy.

So, advice from a momma... if you want your child to walk, put Playdough in front of him.

Happy 2nd Birthday, Ryder!

Newborn

 First Birthday

Second Birthday

It's so amazing, and so hard at the same time to watch my little man grow up.  He is so special.

Here's some things you may not know about him at his 2 years of age.

1. He hates wearing socks, but always wants to wear his shoes.
2. When he wants something to eat he says "nack" (snack)
3. He's extremely dramatic when he gets upset about things.
4. If I give him a drink without a lid, he pours it into something else.  Usually a toy.
5. He loves to go bye-bye.
6. He has his own tools that he learned how to use by copying dada.
7. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
8. Whenever dada is around, Ryder likes to be in his lap.
9. He smiles really big and squints his eyes whenever you want to take his picture.
10. He loves fruit.
11. He's so smart and picks up on everything so quickly. 
12. He isn't talking yet, only small words like 'nack',(snack) 'ooce'(juice) and 'more'.  
13. When we're at the store, he'd rather help push the cart then actually sit in it.
14. He waves and blows kisses goodbye to everyone.
15. When he wants something, he grabs you by the hand and takes you to it.
16. He likes to put things in the toilet.
17. Sometimes he will just run up and give me a kiss and then run away.
18. He helps me cut coupons, and likes to help me with them in the store. 
19. He loves his older brother very much, but beats up his little brother.
20. When we blow bubbles, he gets excited and says "poh, poh, poh" (pop).
21. If he sees the babies bottle laying around, he will pick it up and try to put it in Wyatt's mouth.
22. He makes us so happy.

Blog? What blog?

Oh, right.  This blog.  Sorry.  Life has happened so quickly recently I haven't even given blogging a thought.  Between birthday parties, Christmas, first steps, sick boys, and a miserable break from couponing, who has time to blog?

So, to make it up to all of my... three or four readers, I will give you a gazillion posts today on everything that has happened in the last few weeks.

Babies and Coupons

So, I'm totally aware of that fact that recently my baby blog has turned into a bit of a coupon blog.  Forgive me.  It's just that, having two boys, a small income, and lots of expenses has made couponing a large part of my life.

Lets break it down a little bit, besides my everyday gas, electric, tv, and phone bills, I also have the expenses of two little boys.  Diapers, wipes, clothes, bottles, formula, food, toys, and the list goes on and on.  I know out there somewhere is the break down of what it costs to raise a child in the first year and the numbers aren't low.   Couponing has already saved me $200 a month on my food bill.  I'm not at my goal yet, eventually I hope to pay only $200 a month for my family of five on food.  I get all of my personal care items for free, and I've saved so much on diapers and wipes!

Couponing is how I take care of my family, and who doesn't want to get free things?